“We help veterans who are very ill mentally and physically and have no place to go,” said Bernard Gabriel, director of the Veterans Assistance of San Diego program for Interfaith. “We give them the care and comfort they need to get their lives back to normal.”

The new beds, which have nearly filled up almost immediately after the expansion, have been leased from North County Serenity House, Gabriel said. The program grew from two buildings to six, he said.

Officials from Interfaith, a nonprofit, said they are a leading provider of veterans assistance programs in the county, with a success rate for employment and stability 22 percent higher than the national average.

Friday’s event will also be a belated celebration of Veterans Day. In addition, Interfaith will unveil its newly formed Veterans Advisory Council, a group of local leaders who will meet regularly to provide advice on better serving veterans.